I was recently asked to support #MyLondonDish, as part of the Mayor Of London's wider #LondonIsOpen campaign. This social movement aims to challenge the misconceptions of London food held by tourists. Our food scene continues to evolve, enriched by immigrants and those that have been here for generations mixing to create new communities. Brixton is one of my favourite neighbourhoods so, when I was asked to share a dish that evokes London memories, curry goat immediately came to mind. Brixton Market is the place to find all the ingredients you'll need... or you could cheat and grab a portion from Fish, Wings & Tings or Bamboula

Just hearing the words 'curry goat' and my mouth starts to water. Meat so tender that it slides from the bone, sticky spice-infused yams and that inimitable heat of Scotch Bonnets. My boyfriend makes huge pots at a time, with 2kg of goat shoulder, which gives us around 14 generous portions. With these bad boys in the freezer, I know I'm never more than 20 minutes away from the heartiest of dinners.

Ask your butcher to cut up 2kg of goat shoulder into chunks around the size of golf balls. Wash the goat and pat dry. Toast 1 tbsp of allspice berries and 1 tbsp black pepper. This will only take a minute or so. As soon as it starts smoking, it's done. Crush using a pestle and mortar. Create a marinade using the juice of 6 limes, 4 tbsp mild curry powder, 4 tbsp all-purpose seasoning, grated ginger and the crushed pepper mix you've prepared. Coat the goat well and leave in the fridge overnight.

Add olive oil to a heavy casserole pot then pour in the goat along with its marinade. Cover to let the goat cook in its fragrant steam, checking every few minutes to make sure it doesn't stick to the bottom. Thoroughly deseed 2 Scotch Bonnet peppers – make sure you remove all seeds and the white membrane with a knife. When the meat is cooked through, add 4 roughly chopped spring onions, 2 sliced bell peppers and the deseeded Scotch Bonnets. Cover again to sweat for 5 minutes, then add a chopped bulb of garlic.

Cook the garlic for 3 minutes. Before it burns, add 200ml of vegetable stock and 2 tins of plum tomatoes. Bring the curry to a boil, then turn the heat down and leave to simmer for 2½ hours. Check on it every 30 minutes to top up with water if needed.

The last ingredient to add is the yam, cut into bite-size chunks. The starch will thicken the curry but take care because the yams will become sticky and can easily burn against the side of the pot. Stir it often over 35 minutes. The yams will be cooked when you can stick a fork through a piece easily. Serve the curry goat over rice and garnish with fresh coriander and parsley.

Rice And Beans – 2 portions

Dice 1 onion and fry in olive oil until soft. Add 1 cup of white rice and 4 cloves of garlic and stir for 3 minutes. Pour in 1 tin of coconut milk, 1 cup of chicken stock and ½ tin of drained red kidney beans. Add a pinch of salt and bring to the boil. Give the rice a good stir to make sure none is sticking to the bottom of the saucepan, then cover on a low heat to simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat with the cover on, and leave to stand for 5 minutes.